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Territories:
Worldwide.
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Production year:
2023
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Language(s):
German, English, French
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Rights:
TV, DVD, NON-THEATRICAL, INTERNET, VOD
Men who box have been Cuba's medal guarantors at international tournaments for decades. Women, on the other hand, have not been allowed to enter the ring for competitions for over 60 years. The Cuban government has now lifted this ban at the end of 2022.
A pioneering mood is spreading among women all over the country. Also in a small backyard in the capital Havana. There, the boxer Joanna Rodriguez has big plans. The 30-year-old has been boxing since childhood, mostly "secretly" in the gym - like many other female boxers who trained but were forced to leave the island if they wanted to compete. That is now to change. The successful heavyweight boxer Joanna is a role model for many girls in the neighbourhood and has a big goal: she wants to set up a boxing school for girls to give them a perspective through the sport.